tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post3684624706825017429..comments2024-03-28T18:56:38.364-07:00Comments on Tracey Broome : The Begging BowlTracey Broomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-71867704934747254022013-01-18T20:54:41.579-08:002013-01-18T20:54:41.579-08:00Tracey, I gave up doing shows in 1981, the first y...Tracey, I gave up doing shows in 1981, the first year I set up my loom. It was one show, close to home, and I sold well, but it didn't make sense to me. Having a retail store with my weaving workshop has been the best, now adding in a little ETSy. I love the customers, usually one at a time, and some days, none at all. People give me energy, and I love the conversations. The retail is small, some yarns, books, toys and my weaves. I just love it, though I'd probably make more $ working at the mall. Your bowl and cloth idea is brilliant. I love the combination of ceramic and cloth.Avalanche Looms / Susan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555899151202475975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-8184757262477022632013-01-08T20:02:37.223-08:002013-01-08T20:02:37.223-08:00damn... I posted on the wrong one... I am going to...damn... I posted on the wrong one... I am going to bed...Judi Tavillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841680807609051483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-40493598963829217062013-01-08T20:02:14.153-08:002013-01-08T20:02:14.153-08:00rakU...duhrakU...duhJudi Tavillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841680807609051483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-67245801797594869412013-01-08T20:01:51.284-08:002013-01-08T20:01:51.284-08:00I love rake... it may me my time to go back too......I love rake... it may me my time to go back too... would love to try it NAKED... the pots.... not me.... :(Judi Tavillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841680807609051483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-83383211201493469742013-01-07T14:56:15.249-08:002013-01-07T14:56:15.249-08:00Tracey...I came upon some videos on YouTube that I...Tracey...I came upon some videos on YouTube that I think that you may enjoy. They feature Chris Staley, current Penn State Laureate, who is also a potter. Some of the titles....."Liking Mistakes"....."A Search for Meaning"....."Art & Life: Where They Intersect"<br />He has some lovely messages.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587008308788130601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-766430262487032172013-01-07T07:10:28.744-08:002013-01-07T07:10:28.744-08:00To truly be happy you have to make what you love a...To truly be happy you have to make what you love and what your heart is telling you to make. Getting noticed is secondary.<br />Getting noticed also means being committed to submitting entries to exhibitions and paying the fees. Ugh. Perhaps I prefer being noticed by my own small group of fans.<br /><br />If you want to make bowls, you should make bowls.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-30482989904927862042013-01-07T06:38:17.859-08:002013-01-07T06:38:17.859-08:00Make the bowls and let them nourish you.Make the bowls and let them nourish you.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-88791038511016353662013-01-06T09:03:15.937-08:002013-01-06T09:03:15.937-08:00I,too, worship bowls. I have a growing collection....I,too, worship bowls. I have a growing collection. I may have to devote an entire cabinet to them. I concur with all the supportive comments. Let the ideas gestate low in your pelvic bowl, in the land of your second chakra and let it grow where it may. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121039850580786154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-21002954766195083682013-01-06T06:44:06.039-08:002013-01-06T06:44:06.039-08:002013 is feeling like the year of experimentation a...2013 is feeling like the year of experimentation and embracing the unknown... could be exciting, no? You are on to something unique combining fiber and clay... let it take you somewhere. xoLaura Farrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599352350646443305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-38084138536515059692013-01-05T23:05:24.621-08:002013-01-05T23:05:24.621-08:00Love the philosophy of the Begging Bowl.
Bowls are...Love the philosophy of the Begging Bowl.<br />Bowls are so symbolic. I always thought of the "bowl" I have within which carried, nurtured and protected my son as he grew inside me.<br /><br />Feed the spark. When the fire burns brightly within, its best to stoke it and let the creativity flow.<br />Follow your heart and your instincts. You'll be happier for it, I'm sure.<br /><br />I love the sound of a bowl with its beautifully woven, complementary rustic bowl-cloth. It can be both formal or informal - from table to lap!<br />Sounds comforting. And both will only get better with age. <br />Perhaps they can be sold with the idea that people can build on the Tracey Broome Spun Bowl & Cloth Collection until they have a dinner setting? Or, a spun set would make a beautiful single gift for some.<br /><br />The bowl and cloth could be almost like a simple ritual where both are prepared, laid out with care and appreciated for their beauty and yet functionality.<br /><br />I too am very partial to dark clay and hope to turn some bowls - tentatively at first, till I get better - from it. Sadly, we don't have the wonderful range of warm speckled and dark clays that you do in the US.<br /><br />I'm sure whatever you do create Tracey, it will be quality, beautiful and, as always, have soul.<br />A bowl of soul :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-8227279792825787952013-01-05T09:11:46.915-08:002013-01-05T09:11:46.915-08:00I'm thinking of getting a vending machine to s...I'm thinking of getting a vending machine to set up downtown by the train tracks. You put in a $20 and out pops a handmade bowl.If that doesn't do it, I will try out by the lake but fill each bowl with bait. That's sure to work.Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-4754176759402700102013-01-05T08:40:31.758-08:002013-01-05T08:40:31.758-08:00So maybe the bowls with the cloths will be what se...So maybe the bowls with the cloths will be what sets you apart from the gazillion NC potters. Will be interesting to see where it all goes.<br />:) barbaradonovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694148642745082571noreply@blogger.com